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In their study of fossils of the extinct arthropod Mollisonia symmetrica, Javier Ortega-Hernández, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril, and team reported some obvious indications of M. symmetrica’s nervous system—for example, nerves extending into the animal’s body parts. Most intriguingly, they also saw signs of what might be a synganglion, a brain-like nerve mass, in the animal’s head. This is an exciting possibility; without evidence of a synganglion, we can’t tell exactly how M. symmetrica relates to mosquitoes, slipper lobsters, and other arthropods.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
A
To describe M. symmetrica and the way nerves extending into the animal’s body parts functioned
B
To question whether the fossils the team studied were actually of M. symmetrica
C
To discuss a significant feature that may have been found in a study of M. symmetrica fossils
D
To argue that M. symmetrica may have been more similar to mosquitoes than to slipper lobsters